Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

स सभार्यो व्रतमिदं तत्र चक्रे नृपः स्वयम् । सावित्रीति प्रसिद्धं यत्सर्वकामफलप्रदम्

Transliteration

sa sabhāryo vratamidaṃ tatra cakre nṛpaḥ svayam | sāvitrīti prasiddhaṃ yatsarvakāmaphalapradam

Translation

وہاں بادشاہ نے اپنی ملکہ کے ساتھ خود یہ ورت ادا کیا، جو ‘ساوتری ورت’ کے نام سے مشہور ہے اور ہر نیک آرزو کا پھل عطا کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• sa: he
• sa: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• sabhāryaḥ: together with (his) wife
• sabhāryaḥ: Karta-anvaya (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-bhārya (प्रातिपदिक; सह + भार्या)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (with wife)

• vratam: vow, observance
• vratam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• idam: this
• idam: Karma-anvaya (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-विशेषणम्

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (locative adverb)

• cakre: performed, did
• cakre: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• nṛpaḥ: the king
• nṛpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वयम्-शब्दः (indeclinable; emphatic/reflexive adverb)

• sāvitrī: Sāvitrī
• sāvitrī: Name/Quotation (नाम-उद्धरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāvitrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (or द्वितीया) एकवचनम्; इति-पूर्वपद-नामनिर्देशे (as a quoted name)

• iti: thus, called
• iti: Quotation marker (इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणबोधक-अव्ययम् (quotative particle)

• prasiddham: well-known
• prasiddham: Karta-anvaya (Predicate adjective/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasiddha (प्रातिपदिक; प्र + √sidh + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• yat: which
• yat: Karta (Relative subject/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• sarvakāmaphalapradam: granting the fruit of all desires
• sarvakāmaphalapradam: Karta-anvaya (Predicate adjective/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-kāma-phala-prada (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + काम + फल + प्रद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king and queen in Prabhāsa-kṣetra perform the Sāvitrī-vrata with offerings, lamps, and mantra-recitation before a sacred altar near the tīrtha waters.

Characters & Entities

• Aśvapati
• Sāvitrī Vrata
• Sāvitrī-sthala
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When performed in a sacred place with sincere effort, a vrata becomes a powerful dharmic means for blessings and fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Sāvitrī-sthala within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance of the Sāvitrī Vrata, notably performed jointly by husband and wife.